CDC: Every state has an obesity problem

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest obesity news indicates an overall widening of the US. The health agency's latest data indicates that 20% was the lowest level of obesity prevalence in any state in the US among adults.

The findings also showed a regional narrative: southern states had the highest rates, with 30.2% of adults ranking as obese, just outrunning the Midwest, which had a 30.1% rate, the Northeast, which hovered at 26.5% and the West, in which 24.9% of adults were obese.